Overview of Makati: History

Originally founded in 1670 as a visita of Sta. Ana de Sapa under the jurisdiction of the Franciscans, Makati City was first dismissed as "worthless" swamp land by the Spanish conquistador Juan Miguel de Legazpi in 1571. Read More »

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Overview of Makati: History is based on Makati by doveld, Ver Argulla, mark villabane, Jonathan Tan, Christian, Ikan Kekek, Phil Lee Pete, Texugo, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.